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Regulation (EU) 2016/794 Article 39a

Regulation (EU) 2016/794 Article 39a

Records of categories of processing activities

Article 39a

1.   Europol shall maintain a record of all categories of processing activities under its responsibility. That record shall contain the following information: (a)  Europol’s contact details and the name and the contact details of the Data Protection Officer; (b)  the purposes of the processing; (c)  a description of the categories of data subjects and of the categories of personal data; (d)  the categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed including recipients in third countries or international organisations; (e)  where applicable, transfers of personal data to a third country, an international organisation or private party, including the identification of that recipient; (f)  where possible, the envisaged time limits for erasure of the different categories of data; (g)  where possible, a general description of the technical and organisational security measures referred to in Article 91 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725; (h)  where applicable, the use of profiling. 2.   The record referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in writing, including in electronic form. 3.   Europol shall make the record referred to in paragraph 1 available to the EDPS on request.

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